Maersk to rent chassis in Pacific Southwest

Maersk to rent chassis in Pacific Southwest    Maersk will expand its Direct ChassisLink program into the Pacific Southwest region on Oct. 4, completing a national rollout.
   Direct ChassisLink, an affiliate of the container shipping company, leases chassis on a short-term basis leases to trucking companies. It said it will open locations in Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland and Phoenix to lease chassis to drayage companies at marine terminals, container yards and railroads.
   About 2,000 drayage companies are Direct ChassisLink customers in other U.S. locations in the Northeast, Southeast, Gulf, Pacific Northwest, Ohio Valley and Chicago/Midwest.
   With this seventh phase, the company said it has 60,000 chassis located in over 140 locations available for lease.